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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2008
Bala Chander, Canton, MI (US);
Ted James Miller, Milan, MI (US);
David W Schultz, Livonia, MI (US);
Dale Gilman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Bala Chander, Canton, MI (US);
Ted James Miller, Milan, MI (US);
David W Schultz, Livonia, MI (US);
Dale Gilman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to a retractable overhead charging cord dispenser which has multi-positioning capability to provide plug-in electric power to PHEVs parked at various positions in a garage or the like. An illustrative embodiment of the retractable overhead charging cord dispenser includes an arm assembly, a cord guide arm carried by the arm assembly, a cord storage device provided in the arm assembly and a retractable charging cord extendable from the cord storage device and extending through and protruding from the cord guide arm.